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I'm trying a couple of new vegan recipes each week and I'd love to get some recipe ideas from other people as well. I plan to post pictures of what the food actually looks like (vs the curated blog photos) next time. Being terrible at introductions, generally, I'm just going to dive in with the dish I made tonight: Peanut Tofu Buddha Bowl prep 20 mins cook 15 mins total 35 mins yield 4 bowls Ingredients Tofu Bowl 2 cups cooked brown rice 1 cups shredded carrots 2 cups spinach leaves 2 cups broccoli florets 2 teaspoons olive oil or additional sesame oil, divided 1 cup chickpeas (drained and rinsed, if using canned) salt/pepper 16 oz extra firm tofu, pressed and drained Peanut sauce 1-2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce 1/4 cup 100% pure maple syrup 2 teaspoons chili garlic sauce 1/4 cup creamy or crunchy peanut butter Instructions Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Cube tofu and place in a single layer on a non-stick baking sheet and cook for 25 minutes. If you aren't using a non-stick baking sheet, lightly spray with cooking spray. Remove from oven and place in a shallow bowl. Whisk together the ingredients for the sauce (sesame oil, soy sauce, maple syrup, chili garlic sauce, peanut butter) until creamy and smooth. Add 1/2 of the sauce to the tofu bowl and let marinate while you prepare the rest of the ingredients. Toss the broccoli with 1 teaspoon sesame or olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Place in the oven and roast for 20 minutes until just tender. Heat remaining olive or sesame oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add tofu, in batches, along with the marinating sauce until crispy and golden browned, about 3-4 minutes. To assemble, divide the brown rice among 4 bowls, top each bowl with 1/4 cup shredded carrots, 1/2 cup spinach leaves, 1/4th broccoli, 1/4 cup chickpeas and a few pieces of tofu. Drizzle with remaining peanut sauce. I got the recipe from this blog. Comments Oh.my.wow. This is the most delicious thing that I've made in a while. The "20 minutes" of prep time wasn't quite accurate for me... It took 30 minutes to cook the rice and press the tofu. I don't think the cook time is accurate either since roasting in the oven takes 20-25 minutes. I was in and out of the kitchen in an hour when it was all said and done. You can definitely prep the tofu and rice ahead of time to save time, though. I followed the recipe pretty closely but not faithfully. I didn't put chickpeas in, and I used white rice instead of brown. I also didn't marinate the tofu while the broccoli was roasting because I roasted them at the same time. When I portioned out a bowl, I looked at it and thought, "There's no way this is enough food." By the time I got to the end, I was full. Like I had to power through to finish the last couple bites. I didn't get hungry afterwards either, so it kept me full. So it definitely made 4 bowls for me, which I am very happy with. Did I mention it tastes amazing? Because it does.

Okay so, I've been struggling so hard with losing weight like, ever since I was 10 years old (and my mum kept on saying that i was too fat and i had to lose weight even though i was only 2 or 3 kg above average)? Now, 8 years, 2 eating disorders, loads of therapy and a few food intolerances later, I feel determined (actually more like desperate) to lose 7 kg. I am still incredibly struggling with the way I see myself and find it hard to respect my own body. I still have bruises on my legs, arms, hips, etc from times I just couldn't bear feeling my body move and when I see myself in the mirror in underwear/a bathing suit I still start crying or go to the toilet only to throw up out of disgust. It is time to change something about this, not just the weight, but mostly the self-esteem. It's outright shit to live like this, nobody deserves it. So, in order not to crash diet or develop another disorder, I made a plan. Rather than dieting, I will make one lifestyle change every week and stick to it. I'm slowly working up to a practically plant-based diet (although I will eat a little meat or fish once every while), but I feel most at ease with fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and gluten-free grains only. As I do have some sort of protein goal for the day, I'm thinking about getting a plant-based protein powder like soy or pea. Next to that, I will keep a food log. This is a way of checking up on myself, why I ate barely anything one day or binged the next and find a way to prevent this behaviour. I won't set a calorie limit, cause it'll make me feel too distressed. So, my starting point is basically a gluten and sugar free diet, which is quite something already, and every week I will make one change. Here's a list: Week 1: No more peanut butter Week 2: Go for a walk every morning for 5-10 minutes before breakfast Week 3: Minimise dairy intake to 1 portion/day (ie 1 pot of yoghurt or 1/2 cup cottage cheese) Week 4: Incorporate short meditation sessions before every meal (except when at school, where it's quite impossible) Week 5: Make sure to be in bed by 10:30 PM every night except for fridays and saturdays Week 6: No dried fruits anymore except for all kinds of berries What happens after that, I'm not sure. I just want to make sure I'm slowly progressing towards a lifestyle that suits me, while gradually trying to love myselft or at least accept my own body. It will be hard, but then again, nothing great has ever been accomplished that was easy. If you have any suggestions or tips, would really appreciate it. We can do this, rebels!

Hi, I'm not lactose intolerant, but I do have an intolerance for cow milk. (Everything that's from goat/sheep/horse milk is perfectly fine) First of all, I'm new to this protein powder thing, so I need your advice 1. Milk isolate is absolutely no option, but what about whey? I have no clue where it actually comes from? 2. What is a good plant-based protein powder? I personally don't like hemp as much, but I have no experience with others. 3. Is it possible to get a protein powder WITHOUT a ton of artificial sweeteners? I'm not used to sweet flavours and they make me kinda nauseous even... (comparison; Just having a single bite of a brownie, I find sickeningly sweet, can't even taste the chocolate, just sugar) Thanks!!

Despite not knowing a thing about gaming (is that blasphemous?), I have quirky tendencies all the same, such as reading excessively, cooking everything from scratch, and spewing obscure historical information to uninterested audiences. In the last couple of years, I went from the high end of a normal BMI, to underweight, to the low end of normal. Now I want to build muscle, increase my flexibility and improve my endurance. Essentially, I want to be the ultimate Assassin (with the occasional meanderings into Druid and Monk territory to round out my deadliness.) My major barrier is the fact that I've been diagnosed with an arthritic condition. It's pretty mild, but it still puts a damper on things. No excuses, though! I do all the cooking and food shopping in my family, giving me complete control of the kitchen (cue evil cackling). My diet is completely unprocessed and plant-based, but I sometimes struggle to remember "hara hachi bu" - eat only until 80% full. That's what Okinawans remind themselves before eating. Maimonides wrote something similar - overeating even healthy food is tremendously damaging. Problem is that when I was really careful, I lost too much weight. As in everything balance is key, I guess. Long-winded intro over. You can now go back to whatever you were doing before.